A Text Book Botany for B.Sc. First Year According To The Unified Syllabus of U.P. State Universities

Contents

PAPER-1

1. Diversity of Microbes : Introduction ... 3-10
2. Viruses, Viroids and Prions ...11-40
3. Bacteria : Structure and Reproduction ... 41-69
4. Sterilization Techniques and Cultivation of Micro-organisms ... 70-78
5. Economic Importance of Bacteria ... 79-86
6. Fungi : General Characters ... 87-95
7. Taxonomic Status and Classification of Fungi ... 96-101
8. Mastigomycotina Peronosporales : Pythium, Albugo ... 102–111
9. Ascomycotina Hemiascomycetes Endomycetales : Saccharomyces ... 112-120
10. Eurotiales : Aspergillus ... 121-128
11. Pezizales : Ascobolus ... 129-132
12. Basidiomycotina, Teliomycetes Ustilaginales : Ustilago ... 133-141
13. Uredinales : Puccinia ... 142-152
14. Agaricales : Agaricus ... 153-160
15. Aphyllophorales : Polyporus ... 161-166
16. Deuteromycotina, Hyphomycetes Moniliales : Fusarium ... 167-170
17. Heterothallism in Fungi ... 171-174
18. Sex Hormones in Fungi ... 175-179
19. Economic Importance of Fungi ... 180-189
20. Parasexuality ... 190-193
21. Prof. Karam Chand Mehta (1892–1950) ... 194-195
22. Some Other Important Fungi (For Kanpur University) ... 196-211

PAPER-II

1. Algae : General Characters ... 3-24
2. Classification of Algae ... 25-35
3. Lichens ... 36-44
4. Cyanophyta (Cyanophyceae) : General Characters and Classification ... 45-53
5. Chroococcales : Microcystis ... 54-56
6. Nostocales : Oscillatoria ... 57-62
7. Chlorophyta (Chlorophyceae) : General Characters and Classification ... 63-65
8. Volvocales : Volvox ... 66-73
9. Chlorococcales : Hydrodictyon ... 74-78
10. Chaetophorales : Coleochaete ... 79-84
11. Oedogoniales : Oedogonium ... 85-93
12. Siphonales : Vaucheria ... 94-102
13. Charales : Chara ... 103-112
14. Bacillariophyta (Bacillariophyceae) : General Characters and Classification ... 113-121
15. Pennales : Navicula ... 122-126
16. Phaeophyta (Phaeophyceae) : General Characters and Classification ... 127-130
17. Ectocarpales : Ectocarpus ... 131-137
18. Rhodophyta (Rhodophyceae) : General Characters and Classification ... 138-142
19. Ceramiales : Polysiphonia ... 143-150
20. Origin and Evolution of Sex in Algae ... 151-154
21. Economic Importance of Algae ... 155-161
22. Professor M.O.P. Iyengar ... 162–163
23. Bryophyta: General Characters and Classification ... 164-175
24. Hepaticopsida, Marchantiales : Riccia, Marchantia ... 176-201
25. Anthocerotopsida Anthocerotales : Anthoceros ... 202-214
26. Bryopsida (Musci or Mosses), Bryidae: Pogonatum ... 215-223
27. Comparative Study of Bryophytes ... 224–228
28. Evolution of Sporophyte in Bryophytes ... 229-233
29. Vegetative Reproduction in Bryophytes ... 234-237
30. Professor Shiv Ram Kashyap (1882–1934) ... 238-239
31. Some Other Important Algae (For Kanpur University) ... 240-258
32. Sphagnobrya : Sphagnum ... 259-270

PAPER-III

1. Pteridophyta : General Characters ... 3-13
2. Pteridophyta : Classification ... 1420
3. Stelar System and its Evolution ... 21-27
4. Psilophytopsida, Psilophytales : Rhynia ... 28-32
5. Lycopsida, Lycopodiales : Lycopodium ... 33-48
6. Selaginellales : Selaginella ... 49 66
7. Filicopsida Filicales : Pteridium, Nephrolepis ... 67-81
8. Marsileales : Marsilea ... 82-99
9. Heterospory and Seed Habit ... 100-104
10. Apospory and Apogamy ... 105-109
11. Prof. Birbal Sahni : Father of Indian Palaeobotany ... 110-112
12. Gymnosperms : General Characters and Affinities ... 113-117
13. Gymnosperms : Classification and Distribution ... 118-124
14. Cycadales : Cycas ... 125-146
15. Coniferales : Pinus ... 147-171
16. Ephedrales : Ephedra ... 172-184
17. Palaeobotany and Geological Time Scale ... 185–189
18. Fossilization and Types of Fossils ... 190–196